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Jackie Chan to Stage Musical Based on His Life

feedproxy.google.com – he "Rush Hour" star reveals plans that he is currently writing a stage adaptation of his best-selling memoir "I Am Jackie Chan." 1 week 8 hours ago via theothersenhman
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Actress Esther Williams Dies at 91

feedproxy.google.com – The champion swimmer starred in such films as "Bathing Beauty," "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" and "Million Dollar Mermaid." 1 week 5 days ago via jackiechan
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From 'Iron Man 3' to 'Hangover III': The Profit Breakdown of May's Blockbusters

feedproxy.google.com – With worldwide marketing now costing as much as $175 million per film (gulp), THR sources reveal how box office, home entertainment and TV will contribute to each studio's bottom line. 1 week 5 days ago via theothersenhman
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DreamWorks Animation, China's Wanda Group Reveal Collaboration Plans (Report)

feedproxy.google.com – Speaking at a panel discussion in the Chinese city of Chengdu, Jeffrey Katzenberg and Wanda CEO Wang Jianlin said their two companies have “reached an initial co-operation agreement.” 1 week 5 days ago via theothersenhman
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Warner Bros. Gives Up 'Friday the 13th' Rights to Board Christopher Nolan's 'Interstellar'

feedproxy.google.com – Sources tell THR that the price of admission for joining Paramount's sci-fi movie from the "Dark Knight" director was the studio's stake in the classic horror franchise along with its portion of a future "South Park" movie. 1 week 6 days ago via donnieyen
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Is Legendary's New China Deal for Real?

feedproxy.google.com – The three-year co-production deal with China Film Co. gives the company needed leverage as it eyes a new Hollywood partner. 1 week 6 days ago via jetli
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Bruno Wu Updates Deadline On His Deals – And What He Thinks Of Hollywood Agencies

deadline.com – Chinese media entrepreneur Bruno Wu sat down with me at the end of the Cannes Film Festival to more clearly define his role in the global entertainment sphere. He had three films in the official selection there: The Immigrant, which he exec produced, and Blood Ties and Only God Forgives on which he has Chinese distribution rights. 1 week 6 days ago via theothersenhman
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Universal Sued By 'Frankenstein' Actor's Heirs

feedproxy.google.com – Seventy years ago, Lon Chaney Jr. was the face of Universal's horror movies. Now, he's dead, but his family is looking to spook up a million dollars. 2 weeks 8 hours ago via jackiechan
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Matt Zoller Seitz Named Editor-in-Chief of Redesigned RogerEbert.com

feedproxy.google.com – Pulitzer-nominated film and TV critic Matt Zoller Seitz has been named the new editor-in-chief of the redesigned RogerEbert.com. Chaz Ebert, publisher at the website, states that "Matt brings his own loyal followers and fans to help build on Roger's enduring legacy." Aside from being the television critic for New York Magazine and Vulture.com, where he writes insightful, in-depth recaps for smart shows like "Mad Men" and "Breaking Bad," Seitz is also the founder and original editor of The House Next Door movie blog, now part of Slant Magazine. 2 weeks 14 hours ago via donnieyen
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Hollywood director jailed for perjury 'disintegrating' in prison, admits wife

guardian.co.uk – Die Hard director John McTiernan serving 12-month jail term in complex case involving wiretaps and late-night phone callsHe's one of Hollywood's most celebrated filmmakers, has worked with Sean Connery, Bruce Willis and Samuel L Jackson, and grossed hundreds of millions at the box office. And he is now serving a 12-month jail sentence in South Dakota.John McTiernan, the director and producer of Predator, Die Hard, The Hunt For Red October and Last Action Hero, is now federal penitentiary prisoner 43029-11. 2 weeks 16 hours ago via theothersenhman
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Kodak Pacts to Supply 20th Century Fox With Film

variety.com – 35mm film stock may be on its way out, but as far as Kodak is concerned, it’s not dead yet. The venerable Rochester, N.Y.-based firm, much shrunken in bankruptcy, has pacted to supply Fox with motion picture film for both features and TV. Deal covers film for “content creatin, distribution and archival,” according to Andrew... 2 weeks 1 day ago via theothersenhman
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What's next for Sony in wake of 'After Earth'?

feedproxy.google.com – In the aftermath of the weak $27-million opening for Sony Pictures Entertainment's "After Earth," all eyes are turning to the studio's upcoming slate of films, which could help soften the blow of the film's disappointing bow. 2 weeks 1 day ago via jetli
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Wacky Weekend For The Trades On Sharon Stone, Scientology

deadline.com – Must be a case of spring fever at the trades this weekend. Both Variety and The Hollywood Reporter posted head-scratcher stories that prompted extreme reactions. First, Variety, under the guise of something called “Hollywood and Swine,” labels Sharon Stone the prime suspect in the recent rash of jewel thievery that got so much press during the Cannes Film Festival. 2 weeks 2 days ago via theothersenhman
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Philip Seymour Hoffman Completes Treatment for Heroin, Prescription Pill Abuse (Report)

feedproxy.google.com – The Oscar-winning actor reportedly checked into a detox center on the East Coast. 2 weeks 4 days ago via jackiechan
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Is Sony Entertaining the Urge to Spin?

variety.com – The news that Sony is at least considering Third Point founder and CEO Daniel Loeb’s proposal to partially spin off the company’s entertainment assets seems to have unleashed a bevy of what-ifs. 2 weeks 5 days ago via jetli
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